Germany vs Poland
Germany vs Poland: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 9.9 per 100,000 people in Germany and 14 per 100,000 people in Poland, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Poland, by 4 per 100,000 people, or 1.41 times that in Germany.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Germany.
- In 2017, Germany ranked 83 and Poland ranked 35 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Germany | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.9 | 14 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9.9 | 14.2 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 9.7 | 14.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 9.4 | 14.6 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 9.7 | 15.3 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 9.6 | 15.9 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 9.8 | 16.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10 | 16.2 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 10 | 16.8 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 10 | 16.9 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 10.1 | 16.9 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 10.2 | 16.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10.6 | 16.8 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 11 | 16.7 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 11.6 | 16.3 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 11.7 | 16.5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 11.8 | 16.5 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 12.2 | 16.5 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.3 | 16.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.6 | 16 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 13.1 | 15.4 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 13.4 | 14.5 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 13.5 | 14.6 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 13.4 | 14 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 13.6 | 14.3 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Germany vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Poland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025